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DEFINITION: v. intr. To be accused of something you didn't do, then do that exact same thing later, completely by accident. n. A false accusation which coincidentally happens to be correct.
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Prophetsorial
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: profet/sorry/al
Sentence: Because he was a prophetional player his comments tended to be prophetsorial.
Etymology: prophet + professorial + professional
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COMMENTS:
Like your originality! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:43:00
Close to the mark. Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-19: 15:31:00
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Arrestiny
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /uh-REST-tuh-nee/
Sentence: Officer Hurley told us an ironic story about a known car thief who had apparently lost the keys to his own car, and was arrested when the police found him hotwiring it. One week later, arrestiny prevailed, and he was caught hotwiring a car he didn't actually own.
Etymology: blend of Arrest - into legal custody (from Latin, restāre "to stand still") & Destiny - inevitable course of events (from Latin, dēstināre "determine")
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COMMENTS:
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-19: 15:33:00
Great etymoology and blending! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 19:30:00
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Meaculprit
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: me - ah - cul - prit
Sentence: "My lunch was in a white sack. It's missing from the fridge. Did you take it?" said Trudy. "It wasn't me! As you can see, I'm eating the yogurt, the apple, and the iced tea I brought. " Erica replied. Trudy took the last brown lunch sack, not white like hers, from the fridge. She opened it. As she set the yogurt, apple and iced tea on the table in front of Erica she said, "Oh, we brought the same lunch in different sacks! You did take my lunch! So now, I will take yours! When it comes to stealing lunches, we are both mea culprits!
Etymology: A blend of culprit and mea culpa. Culprit: which carries the double meaning of both an accused person and a guilty person. Mea Culpa: means "accepting guilt." And of course the admission of guilt in bad grammar "me a culprit!"
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COMMENTS:
Neat word. While reading your sentence, a previous submission, from a few months ago, came to mind - Sandwicheroo. - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 13:04:00
since Trudy deliberately ate the wrong lunch I would say she's guilty of being the meamaximaculprit - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-19: 14:29:00
great word! - libertybelle, 2008-02-19: 14:57:00
Another great word and entertaining sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-19: 15:27:00
Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-19: 18:14:00
Exquisite!!! - Mustang, 2008-02-19: 23:16:00
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Unfib
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌʌnˈfɪb/
Sentence: One can unfib accidentally: "I unfibbed my fake broken leg by tripping on the crutches I was using for verisimilitude." One is occasionally required to unfib on purpose: "I told her that we were going to go bowling because I thought that would make her stay home, but when she pulled out her personalized ball and custom-fit shoes, I was forced to go and unfib the whole thing."
Etymology: From un- + fib
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COMMENTS:
Sometimes people tell what they think are lies when they are actually telling the truth. While this is often referred to as "unfibbing", technically "malfibbing" would be more correct. - ErWenn, 2008-02-19: 10:31:00
Fibulous! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:39:00
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Arraigncheck
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: a rayn chek
Sentence: George had been fed up with his wife's suspicious questions about his working late every night...afterall he was just taking care of business. Wait till he told his mistresses about the latest arraigncheck she'd just given him!
Etymology: arraign (to accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy) & raincheck (a promise or a commitment to do something later)
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COMMENTS:
clever! - libertybelle, 2008-02-19: 09:16:00
love it! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-19: 09:20:00
Ingenious! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:57:00
Spot on, Nosila! Just wait until that cheater George gets the bill for this 'arraigncheck'. - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 13:12:00
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Dohpas
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: doe pah
Sentence: PTO Treasurer Lucinda Bookcooker belatedly realized that announcing an "irregularity" in the organization's financial records whilst wearing Gucci, hand-painted silk Jimmy Choo pumps and carrying a Coach handbag might be considered by some to be a dohpas.
Etymology: colloquial "doh" popularized by Homer Simpson + the French "faux pas"
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COMMENTS:
Clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 12:22:00
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Accuratesation
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: ack-you-rate-sa-shun
Sentence: Amanda vehemently denied David's suggestion that she had been over using chemicals to relax her hair; her total baldness by the end of the month revealed the depth of david's accuratesation.
Etymology: accurate + accusation
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COMMENTS:
Great sentence and etymology! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:52:00
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Innonsense
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: in-non-cents
Sentence: Bob,the head geek on his debate team, declared his innocence when asked if he used steroids to give him an edge in competition. He then plead innonsense, stating the steroids were only to help him get picked to a team in gym class.
Etymology: innocent/nonsense
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COMMENTS:
Unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 19:25:00
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Lataguilt
Created by: mothergoose
Pronunciation: laterguilt
Sentence: I had to admit my lataguilt had been discovered.
Etymology: derived from later and guilty
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COMMENTS:
Nice one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 12:23:00
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Fabrifate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: fab-RI-feyt
Sentence: Despite his innocence on the jay-walking charge, Bob knew his fabrifate was sealed when, on the gallows, he looked into the eyes of the hangman and realized that he was the traffic officer who had reprimanded him for jay-walking on another, somewhat later, occasion.
Etymology: FABRIFATE: Fabri(cate): to falsely make up or accuse & FATE:destiny, element of chance in the affairs of life.
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COMMENTS:
perfect - right on the meaning - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-19: 11:12:00
Fate-tastic! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 19:27:00
Wow, hanging... for a jaywalking charge. Poor Bob. - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 20:54:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by 8Revolution8. Thank you 8Revolution8. ~ James
Nosila - 2008-02-19: 14:20:00
Good one, Tigger...how irobnic!